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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09

The city graded schools aie doing
good work You may remember that
they were spoken of in a former COM
munication. The city board of edu-
cation has established, in connection
with the graded schools, a high school,
where the sciences and Latin are
taught to the more advanced pupils
free of charge.
The California fever has smitten
many, and some Of the poorest and the
richest are selling out and casting
their lots near the golden gate"
among whom is one Mr.. George Haw-
kins, good citizen who has just pur-
chased a splendid residence in Los
Angeles, CAL, for $4,000. He is
worth $25. 900, and one of his quaint
sayings is that he came to Dallas with
25 cents, or "two bits, as it is called
here but now, by economy and in
dustry, it is $25, 900.
Not long since colored gentleman
by the name of Hill, of Austin, Tex
as, who had accumulated considerable
wealth, bequeathed in his last will
and testament $4,000 to the Waco
College (col.), Waco, Texas; $4,000
to the N. E. Church (col), of Aus
tin, Texas; $4,000 to the A. NJ. L.
Church; $4,000 to the Baptist Church
(col.) also of that city. Mr. Hill
leaves some $4,000 to his widow.
He was an industrious and economical
man and good fnancier
There are three colored colleges in
the State, two or three academies and
one State normal for colored teachers.
The Legislature has taken in consider
alton the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a
State University FOR colored youths,
and it is probable that ere long Texas
will have a university for colored cit
liens, and in fact an appropriation has
been made for such school, and it is
attached to the colpred denominational
college at Austin for the present. My
school viii close on the 18th of June.
n. w. HARLLEE.
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CAROLINA CENTRAL R. r.

On and after Jan. 22d. the following
schedule will he operated on this road:
PASSENGER. MAIL ASD ExpEEss TRAIN.
no. 1, Daily. except Sunday.
Leave Wilmington al Geo q m
Leave Shoe Heel at ll.O9 a M
Leave Charlotte at 3:s2 D m
Leave Shelby at J:52 p m
Arrive at Ruthefordton $40 D M
NO. 2, Daily except Sunday.
Leave Rutherfordton at 500 a m
leave Shelby at 1853 m
Leave Charlotte at 1928 in
Leave Shoe Heel at $3.50 . m
Arrive Wilmington 800 P m
NO. 3, Daily except Sunday.
Leave Wilmington at 6:45 p m
Leave Raleigh at 200 p m
Arrive at Charlotte at 1925 m
Leave Charlotte at 1918 p, m.
No. 4. Arrive at Raleigh at S.35 a. m.
Arrive at Wilmington 9:45 u. m.
Trains No. and make connections at
Shoe Heel with trains on the G. y. & Y.
V. railway.
Trains No. and A make close connec-
ton at Hamlet with Raleigh and Augusta
trains to and from Raleigh
Through sleeping cars between Will
mington and Charlotte and Raleigh and
Charlotte.
Take Train No. l for Statesville, stations
on the Western North Carolina r. r.,
Ashville and points west. Also. for spar
taDburg, Grcenville, Athens, Atlanta and
all points Southeast,
Local freight Nos. 5 and 6 tri-weelkly be-
tween Wilmington and Hamlet.
Local freight Nos. and 4 tri-weekly
between Hamlet and Shelby.
Trains 5, 6, 7 and s will not take pas.
sengers. L. G. JONES,
+. W. CLARK, Superintendent.
General Passenger Agent.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09
THAT NEW CHURCH.

We have been asked by number
of our white friends concerning the
causes of the split in the colored Meth
odist church here. Some tell us that
they have been informed that the
''whisky faction" withdrew, &c. Now,
speaking for ourself, unadvised, we
say this: The new church (Grace) is
not whisky faction" They change
no one else with being such; but
becoming dissatisfied with many things
in the management of the old church.
believing especially that the preacher
(though he be temperance NAM,
was not exerting a proper influence
with regard to temperance and Chris
tian piety generally, and for their
disagreeing with him, and their labors
in certain Christian temperance efforts.
they were prosecuted, insulted in class
meetings, preaching ETC., they went
out, forty-odd in number, determined
to worship God in peace and in the
way they understand His directions.
They were without place of worship,
and of course one of their first steps
was to buy and build. They left the
mother church in large and commo-
dious house, recently remodeled, &c.
But it seems that the old church, in
order to embarrass the new church,
sets about making plans to build a
brick house of worship thing not
talked of until after this little church
had split of. The difference is plain
enough for any one to see. The old
church has the largest and best furnish
ed colored church in the city, while
this little new congregation is renting
and trying to buy in order to build a
church. We do not call this new
church prohibition church, though
we are glad to be able to say that,
while all the prohibitionists did not
leave the old church, as far as we have
been able to learn, every person that
did leave and come into this new
church is prohibitionist. as we think
all Christians and church people ought
to be. We are not attempting to criti-
else nor defend any particular party,
but make this plain explanation, and
we are personally responsible for it.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09
Notes from Wadesbore.

We have not much news this week.
Everybody seems to be preparing for
Faster. and our Sunday schools are
preparing too and are expecting to
have great time.
Swiftfoot nine No. 2 challenges
Lindsay's nine No. 3 for nine innings.
Baseball prize, $2.25.
We had two marriages in the past
week, both colored.
Mr.. Frank J. Ried has returned
from Washington and will be with his
many friends for short while.
Our young men are about to organ
ize debating society,
Messrs. NJ. G. Watkins ard d. A.
Alexander left Monday for Payette-
vile. Yours, respectfully,
w. S. INGRAM.
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Notify us at once of all failures of this
paper to reach you on time.
All money must be sent by registered
letter, money order, or postal note to
W. C. SMITH, Charlotte, n. G.
Short correspondence Of subjects of in
terest to the'public is solicited but persons
must not be disappointed if they fail to see
their articles in our columns. We are not
responsible for the views of correspondents.
Anonymous communications go to the
waste basket.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09

The Quarterly Conference of the NJ.
Z. Church will be held today by Pre-
siding Elder s. NJ. Haines. sacra-
ment tomorrow.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09
LYNCH LAW.

This dreaded practice is becoming
so common that some of our people
and papers speak of it as mere pastime
On Tuesday last five colored men were
taken out Of the Jail at Yorkville. ).
c., and four of them hanged to one
tree and the fifth to a second tree
They were charged with killing a
white boy several months ago in York
county. They we're brought here to
our Jail and afterwards taken to the
penitentiary at Columbia for safe keep
ing, where they have been kept till
Monday, when they were taken back
to York for trial, which was set for
last Wednesday.
The usual ''mob of two hundred
overpowered the jailOr" and took them
out aud hanged them. The men may
have been guilty, and We have no
reason to doubt that some of them
were guilty, and if guilty they should
have suffered the penalty of the law,
"after being July tried and con-
victed."
This lyuching business ought to be
stopped. We know in few rare and
aggravated cases a white man is lynch
ed. but ninety-nine times in a hun
dred the victim is Negro We be-
lieve the. sober-thinking white people
of this country can and should put
stop to this thing. Let men be tried.
sentenced and legally executed.
Lynching is disgrace to any country
and then it might cause very serious
trouble some day God viii not suf-
fer it always. and some sections Of our
country may be caused to suffer seri-
ously on account Of this cowardly
crime Of numbering men in this way
~ Qaoa.p ,oor characterization.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09

A "Tar-Heep' in the '.LOne STAR"
DALLAS. Tex, April 1.

DALLAS. lex, April L.
Mr.. Editor-The MESSENGER reaches
my number weekly, and it is needless
to add that its contents are newsy to
the recipient. Allow me to congrat-
ulate you upon the survival of the
MESSENGER.
Farmers are busily engaged in this
section of the State with their young
crops. Some have not finished plant
ing, owing to the want of rain. In
the western portion of the State the
farmers have suffered terribly for want
of good seasons for the past two years;
so much SO that the raising of crop
of any kind was next to impossible.
The restitution in that section can
only be described by the action and
promptness of the Legislature. That
body, which met last fall, appropri-
ated 800, 900 for the drought-stricken
section, to be used in buying food and
clothing. The citizens in other por-
tions of the State, in the meantime,
set about to secure seeds for those in
the unfortunate region. in order that
they might be furnished with the
means of planting crop this spring.
Prohibition is creating some excite
ment. An election will be held this
year here to decide by the ballot
whether there shall be a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the liquor
traffic in this State. Prohibition has
many able advocates, both in persons
and the press, but the ants are as
usually well armed. and if the pro-
posed constitutional amendment is car
RED, it viii be by what olden-tin
people call The SKIN of'iho teeth
Dallas. the most ent4rprisipg cit'
in tn State, is on a regular boom
Jay Gould, the great inancier, who
was here some time ago, disclosed his
opinion in reference to this city By
saying that Dallas was the leading city
in the South. There are about 1000
colored citizens in the city. who own
about $3.50 900 worth of real estate.
There are about a dozen colored
churchs IF which the A. NJ f.
Church. the Missionary Baptists, tbs
c. NJ. Il. Church, and the Christian
Church. are in the ascendency. The
minister of the latter spent last fall in
the North, in the interest of connec-
tional college, and be it said to his
credit that he was very successful in
collecting funds and arousing the in
terest and sympathy of the friends of
this noble enterprise. lie has the en-
dorsement and the encouragement.
backed by the liberal subscription of
the wealthiest whites of the city.
The Colored Brothers State Educa-
tional Association convenes in this city
in July, and Of course grand treat.
social and literary, is anticipated. The
writer has been selected to deliver the
address of welcome
Heretofore the Sta,e Legislature has
made an appropriation Of 10000 an
nnally FIR ~ ulpigi Of summer nnr-
mall, 10 be held in each Congressional
district or an month during the SUM
mcr. bui caiI ! 20 J % FIR tie nsu-
ing y.sr tbs. SOW y Z. Jur ~
affect las State norinals.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09

SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.
On trains so and 81, Pullman Buffet
sleeper between New York and Atlanta.
On trains SO and SO, Pullman Buffet
sleeper between Washington and New
Orleans. Washington and Augusta.
Pullman sleeper between Richmond and
Greensboro.
Through tickets on sale at principal
stations to all points.
For rates and information apply to W.
A. MOODY, Agent, or
f. i. THOMAS, c. W. CHEARS,
General Manager. Asst Gen. Pas. Agt.
Richmond, Va.
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SOUTHWARK.

:. {. & o. DIVISION.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09
DICHMOND & DANvILLE R. R
Condensed Schedule.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

Aug. 1, 1886. No. so, No. SO,
Daily. Daily.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09

On and after Jan. 22d. the following
schedule will he operated on this l'oad:
PASSENGER. Mail ASD ExpEEss TRAIN.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-04-09
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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-08-05
While Awaiting the Action of the
Supreme Court. He Schemes
to Steal a Newspaper.
As the Result of a General Row in
SOcialistic Circles, He is
Doomed to Return to Jail.
Discovery of Plot Among Anarch-
lists to Rob the Arbeiter
Zeitung Shareholders.
The Way of the Transgressor.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 2.-Pending an ap-
peal OF his ease to the supreme court, Paul
Grottkau, the anarchist editor of the Az
better Zeitung, who was convicted of in
citing labor riots here last year and sen-
fenced to one years Imprisonment in state
prison, was released on bail. Alarmed by
report that he was about to flee to Can
ada, his bondsmen to-day surrendered him
to the sheriff. He was allowed to look for
new bondsmen, accompanied by deputy,
but failed to find them and was locked up.
The trouble is the result of row in which
the entire socialistic section is concerned,
the leaders of which are having lively
rumpus among themselves. In yesterdays
issue of the Arbeiter Zeitung Grottkau
charged Leo Waterman, business manager,
with forgery. The latter at once applied
for warrant for Grottkau's arrest on a
charge Of criminal libel and has had at
tachment papers made out, claiming that
the concern is heavily indebted to him.
There are about twenty socialists who are
stockholders and they are also alarmed,
claiming to have unearthed conspiracy
by which Grottkau and dozen Chicago
sOclOliStS were to secure complete posses
sion of the paper by freezing them out
Grottkau will now have to remain in jail
until the supreme court arrives at deciS-
ion, which will not be sooner than NOVem-
Der,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-08-05
DUNN DONE FOR.
The Famous Forger Arrested and Re
turned to Parker, Oak, For Trial

The Famous Forger Arrested and Re-
turned to Parker, Oak , For Trial.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 3.-Detectives Quin-
Ian and King made neat capture this
morning of Augustus Dunn, wanted at
Parker, OAK, and Peoria, ILL.,. for forgery.
On January 5, 1856. Dunn forged check
for $40 on George X. Stone e Co., bankers
at Parker, and secured the cash. A war
rant was issued for his arrest week later
in Turner county, but Dunn evaded the
officers. He was next heard of at Peoria
last December, where he forged checks on
Moses Pentingill. a millionaire of that city,
for Sl75 ard &40O. He was followed to
Texas and last spring he was arrested at
Denison and while passing through Mis-
souri, Dunn jumped from the train and
made his escape. About two months ago
Detective Quinlan took the case. AS he
was passing the Nicolett house at 1l:3O
this morning Detective King spotted Dunn
who stood on the corner, and without delay
arrested him. Dunn will be taken to Da-
kota this evening and be delivered to the
authorities there, he having consented to
go without rcIuisition papers.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-08-05
BALLOTS IND BULLETS.
Six Men Killed in an Election Day Ar
Sument in Kentucky.

Six Men Killed in an Election Day Ar
gument in Kentucky.
WILLIAMSBURG, KY, Aug. 3.-lntelll-
gence comes from Manchester, Clay coun-
ty, that fierce fight occurred at the polls
during the voting on Monday. The fight
was participated in by a score or more Of
men, all having revolvers or bowie knives.
Six men We're killed outright and num-
Der badly wounded. The dead men are
Jack Hacker, Daughterty White, John G.
White, Dale Little and two who are as yet
unknown. The first four men were promi-
nent citizens of Manchester and the un-
known men were strangers from the coun-
try. Great excitement prevails. There
was no attempt on the part Of the officers
to quell the disturbance. Manchester is
the capital of Clay county.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 9.-Concernlng g. the
fight and killing at Manchester Monday a
Courier Journal special tonight says the
difficulty arose about negro vote, and a
fight ensued between D. W. White, ]. G.
White A. NJ. White and A. j. Hacker
and Dale. Lyttel Hacker was shot and
iestantly killed. l.. V. White and Lyttle
were both seriously wounded. 1t is re-
ported that the friends OF both parties are
aroused and armed and trouble is expected.
It is said that the negro was also killed
and his body thrown into creek. The
whites are republicans and Hackers is a
democrat.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-08-05
Dissatisfied COlumbians.

WASHINGTON, Aug. AT meeting of
citizens of the District of Columbia held
here tonight resolutions were unanimously
adopted calling on the president to remove
the commissioners of the district. After
reciting in preamble that it has been
shown that irregularities, abuse of power
and appropriation Of the public money ex-
ist in the management of the district gov
ernment, the resolutions urge in the
name of our outraged people the removal
of the commissioners for the following
among other reasons: Because they have
betrayed the trust imposed upon them by
refusing to make public admitted defa!-
cations in the water department.; because
they have imposed upon congress by max
ing fraudulent estimates for the new water
mains; because they have clouded the
titles of large amount of real estate by
manufacturing and charging up against it
bogus water main assessments, etc.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-08-05
EARTHQUAKES.
A Lively Shakeup in Tennessee and Other
Southern States.

Southern States.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 3-The earthquake
here last night was felt generally through
out Tennessee. Except at Memphis, the
direction at ali points seems to have been
from southwest to northeast and the dura-
ton was as long as a minute in some
places. In Gainesville bottles and glasses
were thrown from the shelves and broken
and many people were badly frightened.
In other places window glass and dishes
ratified. Along the river reports very gen
orally state that the shock was severe. In
Franklin, KY, pictures fell from the
walls.
New YORK, Aug. "A letter from
Cuenca, Ecuador. dated June 29th fur
the recent earthquakes in that neighbor-
hood: 1T is now 10 a. m. and the whole
city IS in state of alarm. At $50 this
morning terrific earthquake awoke the
greater part of our citizens and nearly all
Of them rushed into tie streets without
any clothing on them. The movement
noise. In the streets and squares the people
threw themselves on their knees and
begged for divine mercy. The turrets of
San Bias church tOppled over with loud
crash and the walls Of most Of the churches
have been severely damaged. Should
another shock follow the city will be com
pletely wrecked. Canar has also suffered
loss" Writing at noon the same date the
same gentleman says: Tie earthquakes
continue without cessation. All the
bridges are damaged. The hospital is also
totally destroyed.'
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-08-05
FRIDAY, AUG. 5, 1887,
NEARING THE END.
Disgraceful Proceedings in the Nearly
Finished Doodle Case.


Finished Doodle Case.
CHICAGO, Aug. S.-The great Doodle trial
is rapidly drawing to a close and the eli
max of the drama will soon be reached
After the court opened at 10 o'clock Judge
Jamison gave it out that the lawyers would
be limited to two hours each in their argu-
ments. DR.. }. E. Murphy was the first
witness and testified in regard to meeting
between Abbott, the coal man, and McGar-
Abbott give McGarigle any package The
testimony was then ann )unced to be
closed. Just before II O'clock the argu-
ment was begun.
The first address was made by Assistant
State Attorney Walker. 1t was a terrific
eNcoriation of the defendants. particularly
Commissioner Wren. As Mr.. Walker
the face of the huge defendant grew pale
with rage and passion. He, tried to smile
at first but gradually his brow became
overcast and when Mr.. Walker alluded to
the fact in the record that wren had forged
H. G. Walkers name to bill for buggies
supplied the county by him (Wren) under
Walkers name he turned around and
when he said in court that he didn't know
his own writing, when the forgery was
placed before his eyes, he perjured him
self. Dan Wren is perjurer.' "You're a
liar"!' came laundering from the defen-
dant's corner and the ponderous commas
sioner rose steaming with passion.
Walkers face turned crimson. EYES," he
cried, Il repeat it, Dan Wren, you are
perjurer." Your liar,'' yelled Wren, as
with clinched hands and teeth he ad-
vanced toward the state attorney. The
speaker renewed his assertion that Wren
had repeatedly committed perjury, when
once more Wren staggered to his feet in
the hands of the bailiffs and cleaning
savagely at Mr.. Walker again exclaimed,
YOU'RE a liar and you know it, and then
rushed out of the court room. Walker
vent appeal to the jury to do their duty.